Wednesday, March 4, 2015

DSC Finds Outstanding Hunter on Staff

DALLAS - A committee of DSC volunteers selected DSC Executive Director Ben Carter as the 2015 recipient of the organization's Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award.

Carter, at the helm of DSC since 2007, recently completed a 30-year quest to collect in fair chase all 28 species of North American big game. Twenty-four of these specimens are record-class. Carter also has hunted in Africa numerous times, South America, Asia and New Zealand.

"We're fortunate to have a leader with that kind of indelible, personal connection to hunting and conservation - because preserving that lifestyle is what DSC is really all about," said Chris Hudson, DSC president.

During Carter's tenure, DSC's annual convention and expo has seen major growth in fundraising for wildlife, habitat, research, anti-poaching initiatives, youth education and defending hunters' rights worldwide. Since 2009, net funding for grants has grown 870 percent.

Carter graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in marketing. He owned and operated a successful home construction company, and volunteered for DSC, for many years before accepting the top staff position. Since then, Carter also has served as a director, committee member or professional member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Wild Sheep Foundation, Texas Bighorn Society, Boone and Crockett Club, Texas Outdoor Partners, American Wildlife Conservation Partners and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

DSC has presented the Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award annually since 1981. The award recognizes special accomplishments in big game hunting. Numerous honorees, like Carter, were selected for collecting the "Super Slam of North American Big Game."

Dr. Robert Speegle presented a bronze sculpture to Carter during the DSC convention in January.

About Dallas Safari Club (DSC)
Desert bighorns on an unbroken landscape, stalking Cape buffalo in heavy brush, students discovering conservation. DSC works to guarantee a future for all these and much more. An independent organization since 1982, DSC has become an international leader in conserving wildlife and wilderness lands, educating youth and the general public, and promoting and protecting the rights and interests of hunters worldwide. Get involved at www.biggame.org.